Margaret L. Braun
Senior Attorney
margaretbraun@andrewskurth.com

1717 Main Street
Suite 3700
Dallas TX 75201
P: 214.659.4759
F: 214.659.4401

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Margaret’s practice focuses on representing employers in multi-state employment litigation matters and providing counseling to management/human resources on a variety of employment practice concerns. Margaret’s litigation experience includes defending employers in federal and state courts, in arbitration and mediation forums, and before administrative agencies. She has experience on a wide range of claims, including:

• Title VII, ADA, FLSA, ADEA, FMLA, and Sarbanes-Oxley Act;
• State anti-discrimination statutes;
• Wrongful/retaliatory discharge;
• Breach of employment agreement/breach of non-compete, non-disclosure, and non-solicitation covenants; and
• Employment-related torts such as defamation, interference with business relations, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and negligent hiring and supervision.

The employment counseling aspect of Margaret’s practice involves:

• Providing proactive advice to minimize the risk of litigation and workplace disputes;
• Reviewing employment issues in connection with corporate mergers/acquisitions or down-sizing;
• Reviewing personnel handbooks, policies, and procedures;
• Analyzing multi-state and federal wage and hour matters;
• Analyzing multi-state and federal employee privacy issues; and
• Investigation of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation complaints.

Professional / Civic Affiliations

Member

• State Bar of Texas
• State Bar of California
• Dallas Bar Association
• National Asian Pacific American Bar Association
• Dallas Asian American Bar Association

Practice Areas

• Labor/Employment
• Litigation

Education

• JD, 1997, cum laude, Southern Methodist University School of Law
• BA, 1994, with honors, San Francisco State University
• Intern law clerk for the Honorable Jorge Solis, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas
• Intern law clerk for Justice Priscilla Owen, Supreme Court of Texas

Admitted

• Texas 1997
  California 2000